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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is one of the British orders of chivalry. It is the newest order, created on 4 June 1917, by King George V.
The order is cut into two parts, civil and military. Both parts have five classes or ranks. In order, from top to bottom, these are:
- Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
- Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE)
- Commander (CBE)
- Officer (OBE)
- Member (MBE)
Only the two highest ranks are knighthoods, and allow the holder to call themselves 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female). If the person is not a citizen of a country where the Queen is Head of State, the award is called honorary, and the holder cannot use the title before their name. For example Terry Wogan is now a British citizen and is called Sir Terry Wogan, but Bob Geldof is still Irish, and is not "Sir Bob".
The British Empire Medal (BEM) is not given in the United Kingdom anymore, but is still used by the Cook Islands and by some other Commonwealth nations.
Although it is the newest British order of chivalry, it has more members than any other.
King George V wanted to be able to honour the thousands of people who helped to win the First World War, but were not soldiers.
This Order of Knighthood has a more democratic character than the exclusive orders of the Bath or Saint Michael and Saint George, and in its early days was not held in high esteem. This changed over the years.
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The British monarch is Sovereign of the Order and appoints all other members of the Order but only on the advice of the Government. The next-most senior member is the Grand Master. There have been three:
- Edward, Prince of Wales (1917–1936) (later called King Edward VIII and then the Duke of Windsor)
- Queen Mary (1936–1953), King George V's wife
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1953–present), Queen Elizabeth II's husband.
The order's rules, called statutes, say that the Order can only have 100 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander, and 8960 Commanders, but there is no limit to the number of members of the Officers and Members but no more than 858 Officers and 1464 Members may be appointed per year. Appointments are made on the advice of the governments of the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms.
Some jobs are usually rewarded with the Order. Usually female judges of the High Court of England and Wales are created Dames Commander after appointment. Male judges are not, because they are usually made Knights Bachelor instead.
Like the orders of chivalry, this order has six officials:
- the Prelate, (now the Bishop of London)
- the Dean (always Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London)
- the Secretary
- the Registrar
- the King of Arms
- the Usher (the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod). Many years ago the ushers helped to organise royal events, now only the usher of the Order of the Garter has any official duties. He is the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, the House of Lords's Messenger.
Anyone who behaves in a way that might bring the order into disrepute, may have his or her award taken away.
- 1921: Cecil Malone was stripped of his OBE (awarded 1919) following his conviction under the Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Act 1920.
- 1940: Vidkun Quisling was stripped of his CBE (awarded 1929) following his work with Nazi Germany in the occupation of Norway.
- 1949: Man Wai Wong was stripped of his OBE (awarded 1947) following his conviction for outlawry in Malaya.
- 1965: Kim Philby was stripped of his OBE (awarded 1946) following his exposure as a spy.
- 1975: William Spens was stripped of his MBE (awarded 1954) following his conviction for theft.
- 1980: Albert Henry was stripped of his KBE (awarded 1974) following his conviction for election fraud.
- 1988: Lester Piggott was stripped of his OBE (awarded 1975) following his conviction for tax fraud.
- 2006: Michael Eke was stripped of his MBE (awarded 2003) following his conviction for theft and deception.
- 2006: Naseem Hamed was stripped of his MBE (awarded 1999) following his conviction for dangerous driving.
John Lennon once criticised military membership in the order, saying:
"Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war - for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more."


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'"It was a hard practice, and with the things they've been doing so far, I'm not seeing any problem playing Wednesday," Kotalik said. "We just tried to see how the knee is going to feel in a regular practice. We did a lot of battling and things in the practice today, and I felt pretty good. I felt strong, and that's what I need to be able to come back on Wednesday."'
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BOSTON, April 19 (UPI) -- The game scheduled for Friday between the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox was postponed due the manhunt for a suspected Boston Marathon bomber.
Much of Boston proper and several areas in the surrounding region were in a lockdown situation as authorities searched for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.
Authorities said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, 26, were suspected of placing two bombs hear the finish line of the marathon Monday. Three people were killed and more than 170 injured in the bombings.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev died Friday after a confrontation with police. His brother escaped, setting off a massive manhunt that included closing off sections of the city.
The Red Sox played Tampa Bay early Monday, completing a 3-2 win before the bombings. The Friday game was to be the first at Fenway since then. No makeup date was announced for the postponed game.


text: Fred Williams 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2005 Most YEC arguments center on problems with millions of years, such as salt in the sea, short-period comets, spiral galaxies, etc. These are all fine and good since a young world fits within the limits these clocks put on the earth. But there are a handful that actually point at or near 6000 years. Well, we now have another one, and it is powerful. Check out this graph:Note that each data line represents predicted levels of helium diffusion given a 6000 year old model, and a 1.5 billion year old model. The RATE group has received their data from an independent lab, and look where the data lines up! If this isn't compelling evidence for a young world, I'm not sure if anything would convince Old Earthers. This is how science should work - A prediction is made, the experiment is run, and the result is checked against the prediction.From the article: The experimenter, being a uniformitarian (believer in long ages) and not having read our prediction, had no idea what results we were hoping for. ... To our great delight, the data fell right on the "6,000 year" prediction! This alignment validates the young-age model even for readers who are not experts in this field, because the probability of such a lineup by accident is small. The data resoundingly reject the "1.5 billion year" model. The experimenter, whose name is in one of our articles, stands by his data, even though as a uniformitarian he does not like our interpretation of them. LinkFred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I'm back with a new training log.
I start it with a kettlebell training this afternoon.
Later in the evening I'll have a BJJ class also.
Warmup with a 16 kilo kettlebell... Some random swings and other tech shown to my wife at the same time.
Then on to the main event:
32kg Swings 3x20
24kg Snatch 20/20 20/20 20/20
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WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
House Bill 4614
By Delegates Walters, Perdue, Householder, Perry, Canterbury, Storch, Reynolds, O'Neal, Kurcaba, Folk and Howell
[Introduced February 18, 2016;
to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Health and Human Resources.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §33-45-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing the medical loss ratio contained in any Medicaid managed care contract applicable to any Medicaid managed care organization may not be less than ninety percent.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §33-45-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§33-45-2. Minimum fair business standards contract provisions required; processing and payment of health care services; provider claims; required medical loss ratio threshold; commissioners jurisdiction.
(a) Every provider contract entered into, amended, extended or renewed by an insurer on or after August 1, 2001, shall contain specific provisions which shall require the insurer to adhere to and comply with the following minimum fair business standards in the processing and payment of claims for health care services:
(1) An insurer shall either pay or deny a clean claim within forty days of receipt of the claim if submitted manually and within thirty days of receipt of the claim if submitted electronically, except in the following circumstances:
(A) Another payor or party is responsible for the claim;
(B) The insurer is coordinating benefits with another payor;
(C) The provider has already been paid for the claim;
(D) The claim was submitted fraudulently; or
(E) There was a material misrepresentation in the claim.
(2) Each insurer shall maintain a written or electronic record of the date of receipt of a claim. The person submitting the claim shall be entitled to inspect the record on request and to rely on that record or on any other relevant evidence as proof of the fact of receipt of the claim. If an insurer fails to maintain an electronic or written record of the date a claim is received, the claim shall be considered received three business days after the claim was submitted based upon the written or electronic record of the date of submittal by the person submitting the claim.
(3) An insurer shall, within thirty days after receipt of a claim, request electronically or in writing from the person submitting the claim any information or documentation that the insurer reasonably believes will be required to process and pay the claim or to determine if the claim is a clean claim. The insurer shall use all reasonable efforts to ask for all desired information in one request, and shall if necessary, within fifteen days of the receipt of the information from the first request, only request or require additional information one additional time if such additional information could not have been reasonably identified at the time of the original request or to specifically identify a material failure to provide the information requested in the initial request. Upon receipt of the information requested under this subsection which the insurer reasonably believes will be required to adjudicate the claim or to determine if the claim is a clean claim, an insurer shall either pay or deny the claim within thirty days. No insurer may refuse to pay a claim for health care services rendered pursuant to a provider contract which are covered benefits if the insurer fails to timely notify the person submitting the claim within thirty days of receipt of the claim of the additional information requested unless such failure was caused in material part by the person submitting the claims: Provided, That nothing herein shall preclude such an insurer from imposing a retroactive denial of payment of such a claim if permitted by the provider contract unless such retroactive denial of payment of the claim would violate subdivision (7), subsection (a) of this section. This subsection does not require an insurer to pay a claim that is not a clean claim except as provided herein.
(4) Interest, at a rate of ten percent per annum, accruing after the forty-day period provided in subdivision (1), subsection (a) of this section owing or accruing on any claim under any provider contract or under any applicable law, shall be paid and accompanied by an explanation of the assessment on each claim of interest paid, without necessity of demand, at the time the claim is paid or within thirty days thereafter.
(5) Every insurer shall establish and implement reasonable policies to permit any provider with which there is a provider contract:
(A) To promptly confirm in advance during normal business hours by a process agreed to between the parties whether the health care services to be provided are a covered benefit; and
(B) To determine the insurer's requirements applicable to the provider (or to the type of health care services which the provider has contracted to deliver under the provider contract) for:
(i) Precertification or authorization of coverage decisions;
(ii) Retroactive reconsideration of a certification or authorization of coverage decision or retroactive denial of a previously paid claim;
(iii) Provider-specific payment and reimbursement methodology; and
(iv) Other provider-specific, applicable claims processing and payment matters necessary to meet the terms and conditions of the provider contract, including determining whether a claim is a clean claim.
(C) Every insurer shall make available to the provider within twenty business days of receipt of a request, reasonable access either electronically or otherwise, to all the policies that are applicable to the particular provider or to particular health care services identified by the provider. In the event the provision of the entire policy would violate any applicable copyright law, the insurer may instead comply with this subsection by timely delivering to the provider a clear explanation of the policy as it applies to the provider and to any health care services identified by the provider.
(6) Every insurer shall pay a clean claim if the insurer has previously authorized the health care service or has advised the provider or enrollee in advance of the provision of health care services that the health care services are medically necessary and a covered benefit, unless:
(A) The documentation for the claim provided by the person submitting the claim clearly fails to support the claim as originally authorized; or
(B) The insurer's refusal is because:
(i) Another payor or party is responsible for the payment;
(ii) The provider has already been paid for the health care services identified on the claim;
(iii) The claim was submitted fraudulently or the authorization was based in whole or material part on erroneous information provided to the insurer by the provider, enrollee, or other person not related to the insurer;
(iv) The person receiving the health care services was not eligible to receive them on the date of service and the insurer did not know, and with the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the person's eligibility status;
(v) There is a dispute regarding the amount of charges submitted; or
(vi) The service provided was not a covered benefit and the insurer did not know, and with the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, at the time of the certification that the service was not covered.
(7) A previously paid claim may be retroactively denied only in accordance with this subdivision.
(A) No insurance company may retroactively deny a previously paid claim unless:
(i) The claim was submitted fraudulently;
(ii) The claim contained material misrepresentations;
(iii) The claim payment was incorrect because the provider was already paid for the health care services identified on the claim or the health care services were not delivered by the provider;
(iv) The provider was not entitled to reimbursement;
(v) The service provided was not covered by the health benefit plan; or
(vi) The insured was not eligible for reimbursement.
(B) A provider to whom a previously paid claim has been denied by a health plan in accordance with this section shall, upon receipt of notice of retroactive denial by the plan, notify the health plan within forty days of the provider=s intent to pay or demand written explanation of the reasons for the denial.
(i) Upon receipt of explanation for retroactive denial, the provider shall reimburse the plan within thirty days for allowing an offset against future payments or provide written notice of dispute.
(ii) Disputes shall be resolved between the parties within thirty days of receipt of notice of dispute. The parties may agree to a process to resolve the disputes in a provider contract.
(iii) Upon resolution of dispute, the provider shall pay any amount due or provide written authorization for an offset against future payments.
(C) A health plan may retroactively deny a claim only for the reasons set forth in subparagraphs (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), paragraph (A) of this subdivision (7) for a period of one year from the date the claim was originally paid. There shall be no time limitations for retroactively denying a claim for the reasons set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above.
(8) No provider contract may fail to include or attach at the time it is presented to the provider for execution:
(A) The fee schedule, reimbursement policy or statement as to the manner in which claims will be calculated and paid which is applicable to the provider or to the range of health care services reasonably expected to be delivered by that type of provider on a routine basis; and
(B) All material addenda, schedules and exhibits thereto applicable to the provider or to the range of health care services reasonably expected to be delivered by that type of provider under the provider contract.
(9) No amendment to any provider contract or to any addenda, schedule or exhibit, or new addenda, schedule, exhibit, applicable to the provider to the extent that any of them involve payment or delivery of care by the provider, or to the range of health care services reasonably expected to be delivered by that type of provider, is effective as to the provider, unless the provider has been provided with the applicable portion of the proposed amendment, or of the proposed new addenda, schedule or exhibit, and has failed to notify the insurer within twenty business days of receipt of the documentation of the provider's intention to terminate the provider contract at the earliest date thereafter permitted under the provider contract.
(10) In the event that the insurer's provision of a policy required to be provided under subdivision (8) or (9) of this subsection would violate any applicable copyright law, the insurer may instead comply with this section by providing a clear, written explanation of the policy as it applies to the provider.
(11) The insurer shall complete a credential check of any new provider and accept or reject the provider within four months following the submission of the providers completed application: Provided, That time frame may be extended for an additional three months because of delays in primary source verification. The insurer shall make available to providers a list of all information required to be included in the application. A provider who is permitted by the insurer to provide services and who provides services during the credentialing period shall be paid for the services if the providers application is approved.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, in the processing of any payment of claims for health care services rendered by providers under provider contracts and in performing under its provider contracts, every insurer subject to regulation by this article shall adhere to and comply with the minimum fair business standards required under subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner has jurisdiction to determine if an insurer has violated the standards set forth in subsection (a) of this section by failing to include the requisite provisions in its provider contracts. The commissioner has jurisdiction to determine if the insurer has failed to implement the minimum fair business standards set out in subdivisions (1) and (2), subsection (a) of this section in the performance of its provider contracts.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the medical loss ratio threshold prescribed in any Medicaid managed care contract applicable to any Medicaid managed care organization may not be less than ninety percent.
(c) (d) No insurer is in violation of this section
if its failure to comply with this section is caused in material part by the
person submitting the claim or if the insurer's compliance is rendered
impossible due to matters beyond the insurer's reasonable control, such as an
act of God, insurrection, strike, fire, or power outages, which are not caused
in material part by the insurer.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide the medical loss ratio in any Medicaid managed care contract applicable to any Medicaid managed care organization may not be less than ninety percent.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


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Waterslide FAIL: The Pool is Empty. Much Like Their Heads. [VIDEO]
Water slides are only fun if they end in a pool of water. That's the purpose of a water slide. To splash down into a refreshing body of liquid. Unless you're like these two gents that don't need actually need water to have a good time. All they need is a slide, an empty pool and paramedics standing by.
Ironically, this is the gene pool they are about to splash down into. Speaking of gene pool, let's hope these two Rhodes Scholars don't breed. Especially not with each other.


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PITTSBURGH, December 13, 2012 – American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement regarding the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which took effect today, one year after adoption of implementing regulations by the Federal Communications Commission.
"The American Cable Association applauds Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), authors of the CALM Act, for addressing the problem of loud TV commercials with proportional regulations that correctly took into account the concerns of small cable operators, few of whom have control over the volume of the commercials embedded in the programming streams heard by their subscribers.
"Rep. Eshoo and Sen. Whitehouse correctly recognized that the industry had developed recommended practices for avoiding the annoyances of loud commercials, but these practices were not being closely followed by some industry participants. As implemented by the FCC, the CALM Act will result in industry participants with the most control over TV commercial volume levels adhering more closely to these recommended practices — all to the benefits of consumers.
"We salute Rep. Eshoo and Sen. Whitehouse for their legislation that is a big win for all TV viewers."
About the American Cable Association: Based in Pittsburgh, the American Cable Association is a trade organization representing about 850 smaller and medium-sized, independent cable companies who provide broadband services for more than 7.4 million cable subscribers primarily located in rural and smaller suburban markets across America. Through active participation in the regulatory and legislative process in Washington, D.C., ACA's members work together to advance the interests of their customers and ensure the future competitiveness and viability of their business. For more information, visit https://acaconnects.org/


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Who says there are no Conservatives in Hollywood?
Clint Eastwood was a surprise guest for the final evening of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Thursday, speaking minutes before Mitt Romney accepted the party's nomination to run for president.
"I know what you're thinking," the Oscar winner greeted the crowd. "You know they're all left-wingers out there.
Republican National Convention: What did you think of Ann Romney and Chris Christie's speeches?
"There's a lot of conservative people ... in Hollywood," Eastwood continued, citing Jon Voight's presence at the convention earlier this week. "They play a little more close to the vest. They don't go around hot-doggin' it. But they're there. Believe me, they're there."
Eastwood structured his remarks as a Q&A to President Barack Obama, addressing an empty chair beside him in the commander-in-chief's absence. Calling the unemployment rate "a national disgrace," Eastwood called for a regime change."This administration hasn't done enough to cure that," he said. "Whatever interest they have is not strong enough, and I think possibly now It might be time for somebody else to come along and solve the problem."
Republication National Convention: Paul Ryan accepts VP nomination
Still, the filmmaker didn't completely shun his Hollywood roots in his remarks. At the end of his speech, he gamely obliged the crowd by teasing, "Go ahead ..." The audience responded, in unison: "Make my day!"
Eastwood was followed by Sen. Marco Rubio, who introduced Romney. After making his way to the stage amidst a lengthy standing ovation, Romney accepted the party's nomination and spoke at length around the evening's theme, "We Believe in America," interrupted by intermittent chants of "USA! USA!"
"I wish President Obama had succeeded, because I want America to succeed," Romney said. "But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment we can do something."
The evening also featured performances from American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and gospel singer BeBe Winans.


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Episode 57 A Conversation with Patricia McCormick
Episode 57 A Conversation with Patricia McCormick
While all YA authors focus in some way on the process of young people coming of age, very few do so with the depth and versatility you will find in the novels of Patricia McCormick. Despite the vast differences in topic and setting, each of her books features a young person who somehow finds the strength to transcend suffering whether in an American mental health facility, a brothel in Nepal, or an army hospital in Iraq. Tune in to hear the story behind her latest novel, Never Fall Down, the harrowing and heartbreaking account of Khmer Rouge survivor Arn Chorn-Pond.
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Books featured in this episode:
- Cut (Front Street, 2000)
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Sasha and I spent a few minutes perving over it on our call this morning.
Tyra Banks and Drake were spotted together at Disneyland this weekend. Someone iPhoned them. Are they doing it? Oh I hope so. Click here to see the photos.
But Gossip Cop says that she says that they just ran into each other there. So it wasn't a "date" even though they ended up hanging out. A date doesn't have to start out as a date to qualify as being a date, does it?
As Ryan Gosling has demonstrated, Disneyland means ....something.
For Drizzy and TyTy, I don't give a sh-t what it means so long as we get more of it. Tyra B is straight up crazy. Watching her navigate a relationship with a pop playboy 13 years her junior will give us, all of us, great, great joy.
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[Election 2008]
A demagogue is "a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace" according to the
American Heritage Dictionary.
Demagogues are vampires who prey on the viability of society. They depend on hatred, hostility, and dissension for their very political survival. Wherever there is underlying tension and hostility, they exploit it, and in the absence of hostility, they create it. They have a vested interest in creating discontent, and they are most creatively prolific, when society is in turmoil.
And there's a very good reason for that. A demagogue's agenda is virtually always fundamentally at odds with what's in the best interest of the people. So the only way that they can get the people's support is to appeal to their hatred, fear, or anger–that's when individuals are most prone to act without taking the time to think about their actions. Demagogues specialize, therefore, in appealing to the emotions. That allows them to circumvent the mind, and thus, not have to deal with the nuisance of one's common sense.
An example of that strategy at work is clearly demonstrated at a recent John McCain rally. While addressing his angry supporters--who were already frustrated over the economy, the financial bailout, pending foreclosures, and the loss of jobs–instead of reassuring them by sharing policy initiatives that he'd developed to address their concerns, he further inflamed the crowd by giving the floor to, and agreeing with, a supporter who stood up to call Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi hooligan socialists.
The event was more of a hate fest than it was a rally, and during a video recording of the event, in spite of the fact that the nation is going through the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, neither McCain nor Palin wasted one word on how they intended to address the issue. Their entire message seemed to be that Obama is not one of us. While McCain didn't give the crowd any answers to their concerns, he did give them someone to hate, and the crowd loved it.
He had successfully used their emotions to circumvent their ability to think, and in the absence of thought, nothing is as cathartic as unadulterated hatred.
It was an absolute must, therefore, for McCain and Palin to pull this off, because if the crowd had managed to remain in possession of their faculties, they might have started asking a series of embarrassing questions. They might have asked, for example, why did McCain come all this way and not have a thing to say about how we're going to address this national emergency? And why is it that Barack Obama didn't become a threat until McCain started sliding in the polls? They might have also wanted to discuss McCain's change in strategy. He started out the campaign talking about his experience, and how he was going to bring about change. So a clear thinking supporter would probably ask, "Ok, so how is the vast experience you've been talking about, going to get us out of this mess--and about that change you've been talking about, when is it suppose to begin?
So the fact is, by allowing themselves to be hoodwinked, McCain's supporters relieved him of the need to address the very issues they were most concerned about, just as they relieved Bush of the need to be responsible eight years earlier. The moment they showed McCain that he could get their support by simply keeping them scared and angry, they lost all leverage in getting their most passionate concerns addressed.
But fear and anger are not the only weapons that McCain has in his arsenal. McCain has been playing on America's patriotism for his entire career. In fact, that's one of his most formidable talents. Due to his status as a "war hero", most Americans feel honor bound to never, ever, question his patriotism. But fortunately, there are a few true mavericks left among us, and we tend to be rather reckless in our homage.
In that regard, if you take a close look at Sen. McCain's record when it comes to supporting the troops, you'll discover a few very surprising facts. While he's always delivering sermons on the necessity of supporting our troops, VetVoice.com gives him a failing grade when it comes to actually living his sermons: "In its most recent legislative ratings, the non-partisan Disabled American Veterans gave Sen. McCain a 20 percent rating for his voting record on veterans' issues. Similarly, the non-partisan Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a "D" grade for his poor voting record on veterans' issues, including McCain's votes against additional body armor for troops in combat and additional funding for PTSD and TBI screening and treatment."
You see, while McCain has a sterling record when it comes to voting our troops into battle, that's not supporting our troops at all, that's supporting Halliburton, Blackwater, and the military/industrial complex. When it comes to actually supporting our troops–by spending to provided them with the best equipment to help protect their lives while in battle, or paying to take care of the disabled, and many other vets, after they've completed their service, his record is atrocious–in fact, given his rhetoric, scandalously so.
The most cursory review of McCain's voting record reflects that in September of 2007, McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate rest for the troops between deployments. In May of 2006 he voted against an amendment (H.R. 4939, S. Amdt. 3704) that would provide 20 million dollars for veteran healthcare facilities. In April of 2006 McCain was one of only 13 Senators to vote against a $430,000,000 amendment (H.R. 4939, S.Amdt. 3642) for the Department of Veteran Affairs to improve Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for vets. And in March of 2006 he voted against an amendment (S.Con.Res.83, S.Amdt.3007) to increase veteran's medical funding by 1.5 billion dollars. And of course, he didn't even show up to vote for the latest veteran's bill that increased veteran's education benefits.
According to USA Today, "The Arizona senator opposes the scholarship measure, as does the Pentagon, because it applies to people who serve just three years. He fears that would encourage people to leave the military after only one enlistment even as the U.S. fights two wars and is trying to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps."
It is astonishing that McCain would even make such an admission, since the stated rationale suggests that his philosophy is that we can't afford to improve the standard of living of the poor and middle class, because we need them to fight our wars.
I'm sure that many Americans are quite disheartened to learn these facts–and you should be.
But actually, we're fortunate, because after allowing demagogues to control this country for the past eight years, we're lucky that we're not in worse shape than we're in.
After all, we could be in the military, waiting for McCain to vote us a fair shake.
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An in depth report by UNESCO about future engineering capacity highlights an engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth. Aviation is no exception. There are not enough aviation engineers currently graduating to meet industry needs and nearly half of them switch to other careers once they qualify.
Through its Fly Your Ideas competition, Airbus is offering students an insight into the world of aviation. It is one means to boost their interest in the industry. UNESCO is supporting Airbus' Fly Your Ideas challenge, designed to inspire a new generation of engineers.
The global contest has just opened for its third season and challenges students worldwide to develop new ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. It involves three rounds with five teams to be chosen as finalists in the summer of 2013. All teams are supported by an Airbus mentor during the development of their project, and new this season, an Airbus expert will offer advice at key stages of the competition.
'Engineers can change the world. With Fly Your Ideas we want to excite young people about aviation and the fascinating opportunities it holds' said Charles Champion, Executive Vice-President Engineering at Airbus and Fly Your Ideas Patron.
Lidia Brito, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO, says, 'Airbus is giving students a rare opportunity to apply classroom learning in a real world environment – and with access to senior figures from the aviation industry. The Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge is a blueprint for how industry and academia can work together to bridge the classroom-boardroom divide. It underlines the central role of engineering in creating our sustainable future and gives students a chance to experience that adventure.'
University students of any nationality or discipline – from engineering to marketing; business to science; information technology to design – are invited to participate. Proposals must address the key issues facing the industry: Energy, Efficiency, Affordable Growth, Traffic Growth, Passenger Experience, or Community Friendliness.
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Two of the most sought-after roles in Hollywood have been filled.
Dakota Johnson will star as Anastasia Steele and Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey in the highly anticipated film adaptation of the erotically charged novel Fifty Shades of Grey.
Author E.L. James announced the news on Monday morning in a number of bombshell tweets. She started with Johnson, the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Distributor Focus Features confirmed it shortly thereafter.
"I am delighted to let you know that the lovely Dakota Johnson has agreed to be our Anastasia in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey," the first tweet said, ending months of breathless speculation.
Moments later James wrote, "The gorgeous and talented Charlie Hunnam will be Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey."
The breakthrough announcements over the holiday weekend were the first for the film based on the international best seller, which will be released on Aug. 1, 2014. The two roles have been a longtime source of speculation on the Internet.
As James tweeted before the Monday madness, "Good moaning all. Hold on to your hats…"
The film adaptation is being directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and produced by Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti alongside James.
Johnson starred in a memorable, but minor, role in 2010's The Social Network, for which De Luca and Brunetti were producers.
Her subsequent roles include Need for Speed, 21 Jump Street and The Five-Year Engagement. She also starred as Kate in the 2012-13 comedy series Ben and Kate. She is currently shooting a new adaptation of Cymbeline.
The British Hunnam currently stars as Jackson "Jax" Teller on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. His feature film credits include Pacific Rim, Children of Men, Cold Mountain and Nicholas Nickleby.
For months speculation has raged about who would play the two main leads. The other possibilities for Anastasia — a clumsy, innocent college student who enters the highly erotic relationship with Grey — included Emma Watson, Shailene Woodley and Analeigh Tipton.
The Watson rumors were so strong that in March she took to Twitter, writing, "Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life."
"Good. Well that's that sorted then," she wrote, adding a smiley face.
There has been similar excitement about the handsome, billionaire businessman Grey, who has a secret affinity for kinky sex. Rumors have swirled around stars like White Collar's Matt Bomer, Ian Somerhalder, Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Robert Pattinson and True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard.
The Lone Ranger's Armie Hammer told Playboy in June that he had discussed the part of Grey with his agent, but dismissed the notion quickly.
"I'm not going to sit on top of the laundry machine in spin cycle reading about putting a ball gag in someone's mouth. That doesn't do it for me," Hammer told the magazine.
As reaction to the announcement rolled in Monday, James took it all in stride.
"To all the supporters, lovers and haters — thank you so much for the passion that you have for this project," she tweeted. "You all rock. All of you."
Subsequent novels in the best-selling trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, explore the couple's deepening relationship. The books have been translated into 50 languages, and sold more than 70 million copies.
All three books will be made into movies by Universal Pictures and distributed by Focus Films.


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KERR, JAMES HOOPER, staff commander in the Royal Navy and hydrographic surveyor; b. in 1828 in Jersey, Channel Islands; m. in March 1862 at Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, to Mary J. Bull; d. 24 Aug. 1877 at Hammersmith, Eng.
James Hooper Kerr entered the Royal Navy at Portsmouth on 18 Oct. 1843 as a volunteer in the Victory. His mathematical ability must have been exceptionally high for he was soon rated acting master's mate in the navigating branch of the navy. In 1844 Kerr joined the Flamer in the Mediterranean and in the same year was promoted second master in the Volage on the same station. He was appointed in 1851 to the surveying ship Pandora for the New Zealand survey. Five years later he was promoted master in the Actæon for the survey of China and the Tartary coasts. The Actæon was engaged in operations against the Chinese and Kerr was awarded the China War Medal (1857–60).
James Kerr's work in the surveying service – to which so much is owed by all the maritime nations of the world – had been noted by the Admiralty, and in April 1864 he was appointed master in charge of the important Newfoundland survey. For nearly eight years, working both ashore and afloat, he surveyed and charted the coasts and harbours of Newfoundland. Lines of soundings, rocks, shoals, and other hazards to navigation had to be accurately fixed by compass bearings or sextant angles of special marks on the coast line; then they had to be plotted on charts. In 1867 Kerr was promoted staff commander.
Over 40 of Kerr's Newfoundland surveys, topographic maps, and sketches – including that of the telegraph cable in 1866 – are preserved in the archives of the Hydrographic Department. Current editions of Admiralty charts which still give credit to Staff Commander Kerr include Gander Bay to Bonavista and Cape Bonavista to Bay Bull, including Trinity and Conception bays.
In 1871 Kerr returned home to take charge of the survey of the west coast of England. He remained at that post until his retirement, shortly before his death. Staff Commander Kerr was one of the distinguished fraternity of seaman-scientists who have served in the Royal Navy down the ages. The work of surveying uncharted coasts was always arduous, often dangerous, and called for a high degree of professional skill. James Kerr was a man dedicated to his profession.
G.B., Ministry of Defence, Hydrographer of the Navy (Taunton, Somerset), Admiralty charts by J. H. Kerr, 1866–71. PRO, Adm. 38/2118 (Victory, muster books); Adm./Ind. 12568–57/1 (surveying officers services). G.B., Adm., Navy lists (London), 1844–77. Archibald Day, The Admiralty hydrographic service, 1795–1919 (London, 1967).
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Lahna Turner is quickly becoming one of the hottest females on the comedy circuit. With her sharp wit and hilarious songs, Lahna holds nothing back as she shares insights and observations from her life as a wife, mother, and the uncensored inner voice of millions of women. In August, she will release her first one-hour special, filmed live in Las Vegas, titled "So… I Wrote A Song About It."
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The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences for existing fans and millions of new consumers who previously have not joined Guitar Hero's global community of fans.Platforms and release dates are still withheld at this time, but at the very least, Guitar Hero V and Band Hero will allow the use of Guitar Hero World Tour's drumkit, guitars and microphone.
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Bryn says: Talk about going all-out in time for the holiday season... If you had to choose one of the above or go with Harmonix's Rock Band: The Beatles, which would it be? For me, it's all about the musical selection on offer. I wonder if these titles will allow you to download songs from the older back catalog of Guitar Hero games?
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Both Real Madrid and Liverpool have overcome tough opponents on their route to this match in Kiev, and will be fired up to end the season on a high with the biggest trophy in club football. Liverpool are the first English club in 6 years to reach the final in the competition, with their first appearance at this stage since their forgettable final defeat to AC Milan in 2007. They'll be looking to repeat the heroics from two years earlier, when they memorably overturned a 0-3 half time scoreline to beat the Italians.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are just 90 minutes away from winning the biggest competition in Europe once more, though it will not be easy against a Real Madrid side that have been rampant in their pursuit for an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League title. If anyone can defy the odds it's this Liverpool side, with a frontline firing on all cyclinders, and a defence that's starting to find its feet at last.
One thing they will be hoping is that Premier League Golden Boot winner Mo Salah will fire them to glory and prove that he belongs on the big stage alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be looking to land his fifth career Champions League Final win and eclipse Lionel Messi's four trophies with Barcelona.
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More bad news for Apple users: hot on the heels of Flashback, reports are circulating of another Mac-specific trojan—called Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a—that is spreading because of a Microsoft Office vulnerability.
On Securelist, Kaspersky's Costin Raiu explains that the trojan, which is already a month old, uses a Java exploit to get past malware detection products, before connecting to a command and control server hosted on a server in California.
The Trojan apparently spreads through infected Office documents, and it's in "active stage", which means that it searches through documents on infected machines.
While Apple eventually offered up fixes for the Flashback vulnerability, this second Trojan looks set to permanently dispel the myth that Macs are immune to malware. [Securelist via The Register]
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July 18, 2013
By Ellis Brasch
Back in 1991, I wrote a comprehensive report on work-related falls in Oregon titled "Respecting Gravity." The report (based on workers' compensation data from 1985 to 1988) had two objectives: to describe how Oregon workers across all major industries were injured in falls from elevation and to determine how far they fell.
Not long ago, one of my co-workers had the task of reviewing a similar, but smaller, dataset (workers in residential building construction injured in falls from 2008 to 2012) to determine how far they fell.
In my 1991 report, the mean fall distance for workers in residential building construction was nine feet, the maximum distance was 19 feet, and the minimum distance was three feet. Perhaps it's just coincidence, but the mean fall distance for residential building construction workers in my co-worker's dataset (summarized in the table below) is the same as the mean fall distance for residential building construction workers in my dataset: nine feet.
It's not a coincidence, however, that falls from ladders injure more residential building construction workers than any other type of fall. That's always been the case. Falls from ladders accounted for the largest proportion of falls from elevation from 1985 to 1988 – just as they do today.
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News & Notes: Game 121
Sunday, August 14, 2011 (1:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
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Buffalo Bisons (51-69, 5th(-17.0), North)
LHP Mark Cohoon (3-7, 6.49)
Durham Bulls (67-52, 1st(+1.0), South)
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TODAY'S GAME: This afternoon, the Bisons host the Durham Bulls in the third game of a four-game set at Coca-Cola Field (1:05 p.m.). The Herd has won three straight games, all come-from-behind one-run victories. Buffalo is in the midst of a 10-game homestand that began with a two-game split with Syracuse. Toledo comes to town for four games on Tuesday.
VS. THE BULLS: The Bisons are 3-3 against Durham this year. The Bulls took three of four from Buffalo in their home ballpark, June 20-23. The Bisons' victories the last two nights makes them 8-2 in their last 10 games against the Bulls at Coca-Cola Field dating back to 2009.
ON THE BUMP: LHP MARK COHOON takes the ball for the 14th this season. The Triple-A rookie allowed just two runs in five innings in his last outing, a no-decision in Syracuse on August 9. Cohoon is winless in four starts but has allowed three earned runs or less in eight of his last 10 outings.
COMEBACK KIDS: The Bisons have won three straight games despite trailing in the 6th inning in all of them. It's the second time this season the club has posted three straight comeback wins as the team also rallied three straight times, June 24-26 against Norfolk. Seventeen of the Bisons 23 comeback wins this season have come at Coca-Cola Field.
Mr. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI hit a three-run homer last night to give him 18 homers and 82RBI. He's the first Bisons batter to reach the 80RBI-mark since OF Jason Dubois knocked in 87 during the 2006 season. Dubois was also the last Herd slugger to reach 20 home runs with 22 blasts. Pascucci now has 35 home runs and 119RBI in 177 career games with the Bisons.
BISONS BITS: The last time the Bisons won three straight one-run games was July 16-18, 2010 against the Gwinnett Braves…Bisons' designated hitters have averaged .351 (26-74) with three home runs and 18RBI in 19 games since the All-Star Break. The Herd's DHs hit .207 (34-164) with one homer and 10RBI in 49 games before the break…INF VALENTINON PASCUCCI had three hits yesterday and is the first Bisons batter to reach 100 hits this season.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (58-61) fell to the Diamondbacks, 6-4, in Arizona last night. Former Bisons INF RUBEN TEJADA went 2-4 with a doubles and two RBI. RHP MIKE PELFREY left the game after being hit with a line drive. LHP CHRIS CAPUANO gets the start today as the Mets face the D'Backs again at 4:10 p.m.


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text: Registration for the 2012 U.S. Go Congress — August 4-11 in Black Mountain, North Carolina — is now open. "If you loved the 2006 Go Congress in Black Mountain, you are not alone," says Congress Co-Directors Peter Armenia and Paul Celmer. "It was rated one of the best events in the entire history of the Go Congress, and our team of new and returning volunteers has worked hard to make 2012 even better." In addition to the usual; cornucopia of go playing and professional instruction, the 2012 Congress features modest costs — with accommodations for all styles and budgets — a serene and scenic mountain setting, boutique arts and crafts shops in Black Mountain, nationally known brew pubs and a vibrant music and arts scene in nearby historic Asheville. Special Congress events like the "Fuseki Challenge" and the return of the legendary "Mountaintop Go" are also bound to be popular, as well as a variety of day off activities such as the Biltmore house and winery, whitewater rafting, brew pubs, zip lines, and Asheville city tours. This year's Congress will also host the first-ever North American Go Symposium where academics and others will present studies on the literary, historical, mathematical, and cultural aspects of the game. "Registration costs will increase as the Congress date nears," Armenia and Celmer warn, "so sign up early to ensure the accommodation style you desire." Organizers are "working hard on making this Congress affordable and enjoyable," the Co-Directors add. "Looking forward to seeing you on the mountain!" photo by Roy Laird


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That accident features in Episode Three (you can even see the glass crack in a couple shots used in the final edit), but there is so much else going for this episode. For one, the Brigadier finally meets the Seventh Doctor, and the story (at last) kicks in. The scene where the Brigadier goes through all the technological advances that UNIT has made in the past 15 years (or is it 10 years?) in order to impress The Doctor is wonderful. He lists various types of artillery that would be effective against Yeti, Daleks, and Cybermen and, while doing so, smashes the illusions that UNIT, and Doctor Who itself, is an organization or franchise that learns from its mistakes. It evolves to match the era in which it now exists. UNIT creating gold-tipped bullets to battle Cybermen is as important as showing a Dalek hovering up a flight of stairs.
There is also a genuinely powerful scene in the Gore Crow hotel where Lavel tries to subdue a drunk Mordred before having her mind wiped by Morgaine, who was only scanning the UNIT soldier's mind for information. Lavel was a likable character who we got to know and like during her (many) scenes in the helicopter with the Brigadier in the previous episode. To see her first win the respect of Mordred, then tragically die at the hand of his mother, is sad. When the bartender Pat protests, wishing for Morgaine to heal the fallen soldier, there's a slight hope that Lavel will be returned to normal, but Morgaine dashes those hopes by vaporizing Lavel instead. The scene then concludes with Morgaine, in payment for the many beers imbibed by her son, giving Pat's blind wife Elizabeth her sight back. Elizabeth's realization that she can now see is truly emotional, and it's underscored by one of the few impressive pieces of music that Keff McCulloch brought to the table during his time on Doctor Who.
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Cano's Blazing Hot Bat Leaves Him Second To None
The New York Yankees have reached the halfway mark of the season and they are comfortably in first place in the American League East. This is despite some injuries to some keep players such as Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Michael Pineda, Brett Gardner and Joba Chamberlain. As we do every year, let's look at the individual components of the team and issue grades for the first half.
SECOND BASE – ROBINSON CANO (20 HR, 50 RBIs, .316 BA)
If this had been written two weeks ago, it would be written from the standpoint of how the great Robinson Cano was underachieving this season. What a difference two weeks makes.
Cano, 29, has been on fire of late and it could not have come at a better time for the American League's starting All-Star second baseman. He has driven in runs in eight consecutive games and has 23 in his last 17 games. On June 3, he was batting .284. He has reached the season's halfway point hitting .316.
In his last 10 games he is hitting .429.
By any definition, Cano is red hot.
That is good for Cano, but it is even better for the New York Yankees.
For much of the first half of the season, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Cano have struggled to hit home runs and drive in runs, particularly with runners in scoring position. That has been borne out by the fact that Nick Swisher had led the team in RBIs for most of the first half until Cano passed him this week.
For most baseball experts, it is not a surprise that Cano has finally began to hit. The only surprise is that it took him this long.
Cano began April by .267 with one home run and four RBIs. That is not a misprint. It was just a single home run and four RBIs.
On May 6, Cano hit a grand slam home run against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium which doubled his production in just one at-bat. That lit a spark that brought Cano close to what he has always been for the Yankees: Their best pure hitter.
In fact, it is safe to say with Derek Jeter and Rodriguez in the twilight of their careers that Cano is simply the Yankees' best all-around player, period, exclamation point.
Cano leads the team in batting average, is second in home runs, first in RBIs and he fields his position at a Gold-Glove level. He also hits in the middle of the order and he is the hitter opposing pitchers fear the most.
There is no second baseman in baseball that can touch him in the combination of average, power, production and fielding combined. Cano has been the Yankees' Rock of Gilbraltar. He is the guy Reggie Jackson would say "stirs the drink."
The only hole in his game this season has been the same problem from which the whole team suffered in the first half of the season: Getting a hit with runners in scoring position. Just a few weeks ago, Cano was last on the team with RISP, hitting a woeful .149 in those situations.
That kind of makes you scratch your head when you see Cano swing so beautifully balanced and with those lightning-quick hands sweeping his bat through the ball. But, for whatever reason, Cano just continued to fail to get hits with runners on base.
He has brought number up to .200 of late. It is still low but pitchers who are scheduled to face the Yankees in the second half may want to prepare for the worst when Cano comes up in those situations from now on.
Cano is on a pace to hit considerably more home runs than the 29 he hit in 2010. He could also shatter the 118 RBI plateau he reached in 2011. He has not come close to the .342 he hit in 2006 but don't put it past Cano not to do that either. Cano could easily win a batting title or two or three.
The fact is while Teixeira and Rodriguez continue to struggle with their production, Cano is undoubtedly the most important part of the Yankee lineup going forward. If he can continue his pace of June and July, the Yankee offense should continue to be potent and will improve its numbers with runners in scoring position.
If you want to talk defense, Cano has committed just four errors this season. However, that just scratches the surface when you are talking about what Cano contributes in the field.
For years, Cano was overlooked as a defensive player because of the concentration errors he used to make. Cano, because he glides so effortlessly to the ball, often was viewed as a "lazy" fielder. But that ended in 2010, when he won his first Gold Glove.
He should win it annually anyway for his extraordinary range, his unbelievable arm strength and the smoothness with which he turns a double play.
His ability to range from the right-field foul line to left-center to catch pop flies is special in itself.
Yankee fans are very fortunate to be living at a time when the Yankees can boast the best shortstop in their history (Jeter) with the best second baseman in their history. They may not rival the Tigers' middle infield of Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell in terms of years played together but they are certainly more productive as hitters and just as good or better in the field.
Cano is a durable player as well. He has not played in less than 159 games since 2006, his second season with the Yankees when he spent his only stint on the disabled list. This season, he has started 78 of the Yankees' 81 games and he has played in all of them.
Cano's prospects for the second half are very good and the Yankees certainly need him to be that good as they head into the more difficult games with their division rivals. There is a chance this could be Cano's best overall season and that is saying something considering how good his last two seasons have been.
BACKUP – JAYSON NIX (2 HRs, 6 RBIs, .228 BA)
You won't see Nix play this position much. Cano rarely gets a day off and apparently does not need one.
Since the Yankees chose to send Eduardo Nunez back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Nix has made just two starts for Cano.
He is pretty good as fielder in that he has not committed an infield error this season. But his range is very limited. You also suffer a big dropoff in production with Nix replacing Cano. But that goes without saying.
Nix, 29, is just a solid backup with average skills but has great versatility in that he can also play in the outfield. The Yankees just will miss Nunez's line-drive bat and speed on the bases. But, then again, Nix will not throw the baseball all over the diamond and kick easy grounders as Nunez did with regularity.
That is the reason he is here and not Nunez.
The Yankees have a few really promising middle infield prospects in Claudio Custodio and Angelo Gombs who are far away from the majors. They also have David Adams, who has battled injuries but nonetheless was protected by being placed on the 40-man roster this winter. But it is obvious the Yankees have no plans to let Cano go when his contract expires in two seasons.
At Triple-A Scranton, Ronnier Musteller is trying to hold off up-and-coming prospect Corban Joseph.
Joseph, 23, is hitting .266 with four home runs and 14 RBIs in 32 games played since his promotion from Double-A Trenton. Musteller, 27, is hitting .301 with seven home runs and 34 RBIs in 55 games. But at Musteller's age the prospect label is pretty much been removed and Joseph is progressing nicely.
Meanwhile, Adams is doing pretty well at Double-A Trenton. The 25-year-old is hitting .284 with three home runs and 24 RBis in 40 games in the Eastern League.
None of these players will have an impact at the major-league level this season because the Yankees have Ramiro Pena and Nunez at Triple-A in case something happens to Cano.
Cano is very simply the best second baseman I have ever seen. If you combine his ability to hit for average, power and produce runs with his great dexterity, range and arm in the field, there is just no second baseman in baseball that compares to him.
As his career progresses, he should pass Roberto Alomar and Ryne Sandberg as the best second basemen in the modern era.
But his prospects for 2012 look very good as well. Cano is dangerous when he is struggling but he is pure hell to face when he is seeing the ball and hitting with authority. Even when he makes outs he is hitting the ball hard. That should tell you how good he is as a player.
Cano also possesses the ability to carry the Yankee offense much the way Rodriguez used to be able to do. He is the one player the Yankees can least afford to loss due to injury and he is the team's key to success in the second half.
He could ride this current hot streak the rest of the way into the playoffs and to a World Series, if the Yankees can get there. It is on that stage, Cano should shine.
He is shining pretty brightly now as the Yankees' best player.


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In sports collectibles, one company's mistake is another man's fortune. (Ask Billy Ripken.) Five months after NBA Elite 11's embarrassing cancellation, copies of the game are still circulating over eBay - as well as box art, download cards, and other mementoes of the game that never was.
NBA Elite 11 was cancelled a week before its street date; retail copies had already made it to distributors and retailers, and they were recalled by EA Sports. Some copies still made it into the wild. The first one that sold, for $255, was a damaged-case copy that was held out of a shipment that went on to its final destination, before it was called back.
A current auction for NBA Elite 11 - disc only, in a sleeve - is asking $750. That would be well above the $400 or so a factory-sealed copy has fetched over the online auction house.
Even the pre-order DLC codes handed out by GameStop are being sold as collectibles. A Canadian eBayer is asking for $15 and $20 (Canadian) for two that he has.
The site GameSniped estimates about 15 copies have been sold over the past 30 days. That's pretty brisk for a canceled game. If that rate keeps up, it'll plunge the price for the disc, although it does depend on how aware bidders are of the actual rarity of the item.
When I talked to the first buyer back in October, he told me he'd never part with it - even though he'd been offered $1,000 for the disc, multiple times. "I could be the only person in the world to have every single EA Sports NBA game," he said at the time. "That's really exciting to me." Some others might be trying to join that club.
Cancelled & Unreleased PS3 NBA Elite 11 [GameSniped]